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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker
I still believe that this rabid opposition to "Fast Food" is based upon junk science and adaptive convenience assumptions. The Health Food Junkies continue to ignore the proven fact that sufficient physical activity consumes all of those evil calories.
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No amount of physical activity will change the fact that fast food generally lacks sufficient fiber and other important nutrients. It's mainly fatty, salty, sugary and high in calories. And burgers are served on white-flour buns. Calories certainly are not "evil" unless that's mainly all you are getting from a meal (i.e. foods high in calories and low in nutrients). That's not junk science, that's nutrition 101. By the way, where is the science that says junk-food is healthful?
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Typical of all health "studies", those that support the ban of soft drinks, cheeseburgers and french fries as "all of a sudden" single handedly causing obesity forget to focus on the fact that our children as well as adults are far less active than they were even 20 years ago. Video games, texting, computer based jobs are the true culprits that should be charged with the "national obesity crimes".
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I keep hearing from those who promote junk-food that health-food advocates want to "ban soft drinks, cheeseburgers and french fries". Really? When has anyone ever called for a ban on any of those items?
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Unfortunately, it is easier and more convenient to indict food in lieu of attacking the more challenging cause of obesity. Even our schools are at fault. Gone are the pervasive and "not fun" calisthenics during daily Phys Ed. In its place are "soft" games.
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Junk food has become so pervasive today that exercise alone will not fix the obesity problem. It's mainly the fast food industry that promotes the idea that exercise alone will fix it. But even if exercise alone could fix it, what about nutrition? We don't need it?